Difficulty Index of Examinations and Their Relation to the Achievement of Programme Outcomes

Johari, Juliana; Sahari, Jaafar; Wahab, Dzuraidah Abd; Abdullah, Shahrum; Abdullah, Shahrir; Omar, Mohd Zaidi; Muhamad, Norhamidi

doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2011.05.011

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“…The Difficulty Index (DI) of each MCQ was calculated by dividing the number of students who answered correctly (correct answers) by the number of students who took the exam (total number of answer attempts). DI scores can range from 0.00 to 1.00, where 0.00 indicates no correct answers and the item is considered too difficult 21 . Conversely, a DI score of 1.00 indicates that all examinees answered the question correctly, and the item is considered too easy.…”

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The Role of Faculty Development in Improving the Quality of Multiple‐Choice Questions in Dental Education

Shaikh

Kannan

Naqvi

et al. 2020

Journal of Dental Education

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Valid and reliable assessment of students' knowledge and skills is integral to dental education. However, most faculty members receive no formal training on student assessment techniques. The aim of this study was to quantify the value of a professional development program designed to improve the test item-writing skills of dental faculty members. A quasi-experimental (pretest, intervention, posttest) study was conducted with faculty members in the dental school of Majmaah University, Saudi decreased, those with high discrimination increased, and the proportion of questions with more than two non-functional distractors were reduced. These results provide evidence of improved test item quality following implementation of a long-term faculty its value for dental schools.Saleem Shaikh is Lecturer,

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The Role of Faculty Development in Improving the Quality of Multiple‐Choice Questions in Dental Education

Shaikh

Kannan

Naqvi

et al. 2020

Journal of Dental Education

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“…On the other hand, if the value for the difficulty index is getting smaller, it means that the question is getting harder. [ 9 ]…”

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Successful use of virtual microscopy in the assessment of practical histology during pandemic COVID-19: A descriptive study

Amer¹,

Nemenqani²

2020

J Microsc Ultrastruct

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Background: Practical knowledge and skills of microscopy has classically been delivered for medical students using conventional microscopes (CMs). Using virtual microscopy (VM) in teaching practical histology was established during distance learning for Taif medical students during COVID 19 pandemic period. However, the suitable assessment methods for student performance during distance learning are still debatable. We focused on how to ensure the learner's achievement of course practical outcomes and learning domain. Aims and Objectives: This study aimed to ascertain whether using VM to evaluate student learning in practical Histology during distance education programs and if moving to VM affecting students' scores. Materials and Methods: For the first time, we used VM during online objective structural practical examination (OSPE) of 3 rd year medical students. Different sets of virtual slides were given for students at the time of assessment, then different tasks were described and each student was asked to finalize his/her task during the designed time. A specific rubric was designed for the evaluation of student work. Moreover, student perceptions of VM as teaching and assessment method were assessed using online survey. Post examination psychometric analysis of VM OSPE was done and compared with previous OSPE results of the same batch of students. Results: The average student score was 4.63 ± 0.51 with no significant difference from previous student's scores. The net students' feedback was positive. Their average satisfaction on all items ranged from 3.7 to 4.25 on Likert scale. Students recorded the easy image access at any time and place with VM as the most distinctive feature. Conclusion: Our results indicated that VM is not only an effective method in teaching histology but also it is an assessment method for measuring student performance during online assessment.

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“…The method followed was derived from the work of Johari et al [1] and Cheang and Hansi [3]. This method is described in the following discussion.…”

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“…This method is described in the following discussion. Johari et al [1] consider objective questions.…”

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“…EDM provides numerous tools to process the data to determine trends and patterns that might otherwise be overlooked. Also, the multitude of methods and ideologies applied in education in different countries and different systems call for a detailed scrutiny in each setting to interpret data and arrive at conclusions [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]. These conclusions are further used to improve the system and apply in the next cycle.…”

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Difficulty index of a question paper: A new perspective

Dixit

Joshi

Ayachit

et al. 2012

2012 IEEE International Conference on Engineering Education: Innovative Practices and Future Trends (AICERA)

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Assessment of learning reflects the performance of an academic system. In reality, this performance is the cumulative impact of learning in each course of the program. Hence on completion of delivering a course in terms different components, it becomes important to understand the outcome produced, the knowledge and skills acquired by the students. One of the primary component of course assessment is to look into the outcome of examinations in a course in total. In literature an attempt to interpret the performance of a question is available, in which the difficulty index for a question has been defined. However, a comprehensive look into the total question paper is essential.In this paper, an attempt is made to define a method that speaks of the complexity of a question paper as a whole.

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Difficulty Index of Examinations and Their Relation to the Achievement of Programme Outcomes

Cited by 27 publications

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The Role of Faculty Development in Improving the Quality of Multiple‐Choice Questions in Dental Education

The Role of Faculty Development in Improving the Quality of Multiple‐Choice Questions in Dental Education

Successful use of virtual microscopy in the assessment of practical histology during pandemic COVID-19: A descriptive study

Difficulty index of a question paper: A new perspective

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